To prevent future errors and potential data loss, it’s worth running CHKDSK manually at least once a month as part of your PC maintenance routine.
However, it won’t actually fix any issues until instructed to do so. Windows may run CHKDSK on startup if it detects a problem with your hard drive, sometimes for innocuous reasons such as improper shutdown, but also more serious ones including malware infection and impending drive failure. It also checks your drive for bad sectors (clusters of data that cannot be read) and either tries to repair them or tells your system not to use them. For example, if it hangs while shutting down or becomes frustratingly slow.ĬHKDSK scans your entire hard drive to find and fix errors in files and the file system itself. The PC Health Check app provides a reason why your PC is incompatible.CHKDSK (Check Disk) is the first Windows diagnostic tool you should try if your PC starts acting strangely.
Your PC is incompatible with Windows 11 and will not be able to update. Your PC is compatible with Windows 11 and will receive the update once it is available. If you receive a fail message, go to Step 8.įigure 5: PC meets Windows 11 requirements example If you receive a success message, go to Step 7. Once the check is completed, you receive a success or fail message. Click Check now to begin analyzing your PC for Windows 11 compatibility. Once the Windows PC Health Check Setup is complete, click Finish to launch the app. Once accepted, click Install.įigure 2: Windows PC Health Check license agreement Review the license agreement and then click I accept. Once downloaded, click WindowsPCHealthCheckSetup.msi from your browser’s download notification. From a web browser, locate and then download Microsoft’s PC Health Check. The PC Health Check app may be temporarily unavailable when it is being updated. Ensure you have downloaded the latest version before continuing. Microsoft may periodically release updates to its PC Health Check app.
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